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Capball is the general term for any organized sport that uses the flicking (or 'finger-slinging') of plastic caps as a major component. These sports can take a number of different forms, usually depending on the type of cap and field of play available, as well as the number of participants.
== History of Capball ==
Capball was brought to Williams by Jonathan Jon O'Hanlon '06, and popularized by suitemates Seth Daniels '06, Daniel Fischler '06, Andrew Pocius '06, and Drew Raab '06. Hundreds of gams games have been played on the Williams campus, almost exclusively indoors. The Capball Hall of Fame is located in [http://extras.berkshireeagle.com/NeTrp/influential/images/IN_Schapiro.jpg Morty's] bedroom closet. If you don't believe us, [mailto:MSchapiro@williams.edu?subject=What's_in_Your_Closet ask him] or just go look.
== Equipment ==
Capball is usually played with [http://gero.hiho.jp/caps8/cap734.jpg orange Gatorade] or [http://www.cornerstonebranding.com/site/portfolio/portifoliopics/CCC-Powerade-On-the-Field.jpg black Powerade] caps, which fit well to the hand. Smaller plastic caps are nearly impossible to flick, and larger ones do not fly as far. The infamous [http://www.nesquik.com/images/nes_rtd_logo.jpg blue NesQuik cap] can be finger-slung, but with reduced arc, speed, and distance.
In Capball's first year at Williams ([http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Sage_Hall [Sage Hall]] basement-style Capball), the sport often took on a hybrid baseball form, in which [http://www.fordogtrainer.com/pics/agitation-stick/bamboo-agitation-stick/bamboo-agitation-stick-schutzhund-stick-bamboo-agitation.jpg bamboo ], [http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/4585937625971248.JPG?0.296969483558135 broken crutch,] and [http://www.trincoll.edu/~kclark2/images/Jill's%20Monkey%20Face.jpg massive, erect penises] were swung at the projectile cap. [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/pic?id=2356 Pocius '06] tended to swivel--that is, swing --and miss a lot.
[http://wso.williams.edu/wiki/index.php/Mission Mission Park]-style Capball, or Extreme EliminationE[http://www.williams.edu/Religion/ limin]ation, involved stopping projectivle projectile caps with one's hands, and thus encouraged the use of Fischler '06's celebrated "Scooby Gloves." Gloves of [http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Feb-2003/532-coldweather_glove.jpg this type] allow for maximum comfort and control. In the specific case of Fischler's gloves (which have never been photographed), coolness of apparel played a signficant role in the game itself. O'Hanlon '06, in particular, found himself fearful of the Scooby emblem emblazoned on their backs, sometimes retreating to his room in response to the gloves' [http://www.virgin.net/lifestyle/celebrity/galleries/chipofftheoldblock/pix/06_main.jpg overwhelming sheen].
== Rules of the Game ==
== Flicking Technique: Tips and Tricks ==
Capball technique has evolved considerably over the past three years. The original flicking method involved trapping the cap, top facing up, between the middle finger and thumb, then snapping the middle finger outwards, imparting a counterclockwise spin and a strong forward motion. The cap is released from a moving hand, starting near the [http://www.grasslandbeef.com/catalog/Chicken-Breast-0752-copy.jpg breastal] area, and moving directly away from the slinger. This particular method is renowned for its high degree of accuracy, but relatively low velocity. Badly flicked caps tend to float slowly towards the hitter, allowing an almost perfect setup to batter the cap into oblivion.